Of the grand order of folio leviathans, the Sperm Whale and the Right Whale are by far the most noteworthy. They are the only whales regularly hunted by man. To the Nantucketer, they present the two extremes of all the known varieties of the whale. As the external difference between them is mainly observable in their heads; and as a head of each is this moment hanging from the Pequod's side.
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Navarra Venues
Back when the event industry was evolving in Australia a bunch of people got together to form the Australian chapter of the International Special Events Society (now known as the International Live Events Association). The Australian chapters (there were spin offs in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane) lasted around two decades until for various reasons they were dissolved. This publication was born out of the newsletter I produced for the …
June 24, 2022
Sarina Roppolo Navarra passed away quietly last Sunday after a long battle with dementia. She was a lady ahead of her time, an immigrant to Australia in 1959 at age eleven who displayed entrepreneurial skills in a period of history where women were not yet fully embraced in the workforce, a time where women needed permission from their husband to be allowed access to a bank card. Sarina Navarra …
June 17, 2022
Remember back to March 2020 – when all venues were shut down and the event industry came to a halt. The initial health advice was that COVID-19 was spread by contaminated surfaces and close contact with droplets. This led to health advice to wear a mask, keep “socially distant” and to wash/disinfect our hands and surfaces. Then as venues gradually reopened they had hand sanitiser available for patrons as they …
June 15, 2022
Last October NSW Premier Perrottet’s reopening of the state of NSW was met with celebration. As we emerged double vaccinated to ‘live with Covid’ we all anticipated getting back to normalcy, however, the hospitality industry is still cocooned waiting to fully emerge from the impact of multiple lockdowns. Giovannino Navarra Late last year Navarra launched an innovative ‘Train to Retain’ certified course, where participants were offered the opportunity to …
May 20, 2022
NSW Premier Perrottet’s reopening of the state of NSW has been met with jubilation whilst also underscoring the extreme shortage of trained hospitality staff. International borders remain locked for tourists, skilled workers, and migrants. The NAVARRA solution is a ‘train to retain,’ approach minimising staff shortfalls, with the creation of their in situ, certified, specialised Event Coordination and Styling course to provide training, a minimum of 40 hours work …
November 1, 2021
Loud, joyous wedding bells tolling throughout NSW is the sound that echoed from NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet’s announcement that weddings no longer will be capped now the state has reached 80% vaccination rates. “It’s this amazing feeling of joy that we all get here at Navarra venues as we hit each milestone the government has put on the roadmap to recovery. Firstly it was a 50 cap, increased to …
October 18, 2021
There has been quite a bit of talk about a shortage of casual workers in hospitality (in particular, along with cleaners and security) as Sydney retail reopens. ‘Hunger Games’ as Sydney hospitality venues scramble for staff ahead of reopening day So what does this mean for Sydney’s event venues? ICC Sydney is the city’s largest venue and CEO Geoff Donaghy told ASE, “Emerging from the Delta lockdown in Sydney …
October 13, 2021
The NSW hospitality industry is preparing to surge back to some sort of normality following the tight lockdown restrictions this year, although it is a half-hearted cheer as restrictions still carry a ball and chain with the Premier’s announcement. Most in the hospitality industry are gearing towards opening with a 1 person per 4 sqm rule as we hit the 70% target and as we bridge the gap hitting …
September 30, 2021
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